I am a family historian, a genealogist, one who puts families together, who finds those who have been lost for many years and acquaints modern day generations with their ancestors. There's nothing like having a full family tree! Email me at phyrit@roadrunner.com
In the early years of my research I focused strictly on my ancestors and family members, as most of us do. After starting Kentucky Kindred Genealogy in April 2011, I broadened the research to include all Kentuckians – after all, they were each someones family! Ritchey and I […]
Many of you have copies deeds from your various ancestors. Have you actually read through the deed, word for word? It’s amazing what interesting tidbits one can find – and it’s more interesting than 100 acres for $100. Today I want to share a deed from 1765 in […]
CloverPort Cemetery, city of Cloverport, Brandenburg Street, Breckinridge County, Kentucky. The Breckinridge News, Cloverport, Kentucky – October 22, 1919 The Breckinridge News, Cloverport, Kentucky – April 13, 1938 The Breckinridge News, Cloverport, Kentucky – August 141, 1935 The Breckinridge News, Cloverport, Kentucky – January 16, 1924 The Owensboro […]
William P. Montgomery, Jr., and Martha Ann Carrico Montgomery are my second great-grandparents. William came through the long line of Montgomery’s beginning with Peter Montgomery who came to Charles County, Maryland, from France, in the very early 1700’s. Martha, daughter of Edward Carrico, named in one of these […]
William Wigginton is my 7th great-grandfather, born in England. He moved his family to Stafford County, Virginia, where the first notice I have is June 28, 1689, when he ‘giveth for his marke ye right ear cropt with ye left ear slitt half downe.’ It’s been difficult to […]
April 6, 2023, when Ritchey and I visited Pine Knob Cemetery in Simpson County it was rainy and overcast. Not the best day to take cemetery photos, but when you are in an area for one day only you make the best of the situation and click away. […]
John Francis Hancock Linton, 1837-1886, son of John Hancock Linton II and Julia Green, grandson of Captain John Hancock Linton and Ann Mason, and Francis Green and Mary Bowles. He was named for his father and both grandfathers -John Hancock Linton and Francis Green. Both parents died in […]
In a comment on one of my posts someone suggested I check out old wills included with early Kentucky land grants on the Kentucky Secretary of State’s website. I used the website for land grant information but had not utilized the wills section. Use this link to see […]
John Moran, my 6th great-grandfather, was the son of Gabriel Moran and Elizabeth Vilette. Gabriel was the son of Thomas Moran and Ann Gorman, and came to Charles County from County Clare, Ireland. John Moran married Rebecca Hulse, the daughter of James Pearl Hulse and Catherine Barber. John […]
Today I want to share with you some very old records I found in Stafford County, Virginia. My Linton-Barton-Hancock-Green-Scarlett family lines are there, some more noticeably than others according to their transactions within the court. I primarily speak of the dates 1660-1700. William Green is my 8th great-grandfather. […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House